Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency

Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency
Agency of British India
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Map of the area of the Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency
History
 • Merger of Baroda and Gujarat States Agency and Western India States Agency 1944
 • Independence of India 1947
Area
 • 1931 58,825 km2 (22,712 sq mi)
Population
 • 1931 8,980,811 
Density 152.7 /km2  (395.4 /sq mi)
"A collection of treaties, engagements, and sunnuds relating to India and neighbouring countries"

The Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency was a political agency of British India, managing the relations of the British government of the Bombay Presidency with a collection of princely states.[1][2]

The political agent in charge of the agency resided at Baroda (Vadodara).

History

In 1937 the princely states of the Baroda Agency were merged with those of the agencies adjacent to the northern part of the Bombay Presidency, Rewa Kantha Agency, Surat Agency, Nasik Agency, Kaira Agency and Thana Agency, in order to form the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency.[3] On November 5, 1944 the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency was merged with the Western India States Agency (WISA) to form the larger Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency.

After the Independence of India in 1947, as India and Pakistan, the rulers of the princely states of the agency signed the Instrument of Accession and joined the Indian Union. Only a few princely states such as Junagadh and (Bantva) Manavadar lingering over joining Pakistan.[4] Finally following the accession to India the territories managed by the agency were integrated into the following newly created states:

On 1 November 1956, Bombay State was re-organized under the States Reorganisation Act, absorbing various territories including the Saurashtra and Kutch States, which ceased to exist. Bombay State was split along linguistic lines in 1960, and some princely states which had formerly belonged to this agency became part of Gujarat and others of Maharashtra.

Residents at Baroda for Western India and Gujarat States Agency

Princely States

The number of separate princely states was above 250, but most were minor or petty states, some not even included here. Some of them had beed integrated after 1940 during the 'attachment scheme' right before the creation of the agency; the largest one was Baroda State, which merged with Bombay State in 1949.[8]

Former Baroda and Gujarat States Agency

Former Baroda Agency :

Salute state :

Non-salute states :

  • Agar
  • Bhadli
  • Bhilodia
  • Charkha
  • Chotila
  • Dadhalia
  • Derdi
  • Derol
  • Gabat
  • Gad Boriad
  • Gadhula
  • Hapa
  • Ilol (Thikana)
  • Jafrabad
  • Jambughoda
  • Mandwa
  • Nahara
  • Noghavandar
  • Palaj
  • Palasni
  • Rupal
  • Sihora
  • Vajiria
  • ?Vasan Sawada State
  • Veja
  • Vithalgadh

Former Rewa Kantha Agency :

Salute states :

Non-salute states :

  • Bhadarva
  • Kadana
  • Narukot
  • Sanjeli
  • Umeta

Former Kaira Agency : Salute state :

Former Nasik Agency :

Former Surat Agency :

Salute states :

Non-salute state :

Former Thana Agency : Salute state :

Former Western States Agency

Former Eastern Kathiawar Agency

Salute states :

Non-salute states :

Former Western Kathiawar Agency

Salute states :

Non-salute states :

Former Banas Kantha Agency

(former Palanpur Agency) :

Salute states :

Non-salute states :

See also

References

  1. ↑ List of Princely States of India
  2. ↑ "Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency"
  3. ↑ History of the State of Gujarat
  4. ↑ Political and administrative integration of princely states By S. N. Sadasivan. pp. 26, 27.
  5. ↑ The covenant, entered into by the rulers of Kathiawar States for the formation of the United States of Kathiawar.
  6. ↑ International Law Reports vol. 50, 1950
  7. ↑ Provinces of British India
  8. ↑ Princely States within the Rewa Kantha Agency (1901)

Coordinates: 22°11′N 73°07′E / 22.18°N 73.12°E / 22.18; 73.12

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